The Republic of Xorio is a large, genial nation, remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, suspicion of poets, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 187 million Xorioans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 35.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Xorioan economy, worth 8.69 trillion Eggs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Trout Farming, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 46,451 Eggs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Health inspectors are seen eating black truffle fondue with their bottled water, tourists call Xorioan beach towns "the fine coastline", engine room hooch is the drink of choice among the nation's navy, and criminals rejoice in the streets as the entire police force is sent away on a training retreat. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Xorio's national animal is the T-rex, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Xorio is ranked 256,932^nd in the world and 1,297^th in Europeia for Most Cultured, scoring 62 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.